The receding tide uncovered a blob of mud and left a pool of water perfect for a Ruddy Turnstone to poke around in for breakfast.

The sun had just come up casting a bit of orange glow on the water.

The Turnstone feeds by probing in the mud or sand for small crustaceans. This mud was pretty dense and was not something I wanted to step in but this little fellow found it appealing.

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An easier to identify shore bird than some due to their pretty rusty colors and calico like pattern, the Ruddy Turnstone breed in the tundra of northern North America but non-breeding Turnstones can be found along most of the eastern and western US coastlines.

I came upon a small flock after Sunday’s  Sunrise, and this one was acting like an intrepid adventurer as the tide came in.

Covered in barnacles, there are a number of dead trees that have been knocked over by storms laying in the water here.